The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Eagle nebula

By marzulloj at Sat, 09/21/2013 - 7:32pm

The Eagle Nebula in Sagittarius. 1.5 hour image H Alpha and RGB filters 

Eagle nebula